CIV4261 - Integrated urban water management

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Overview

This unit is designed to give a broad understanding of the integrated management of water resources within an urban context. This is a field of practice growing in importance in Australia and overseas, and will equip you well for careers in urban water management. The scope of the course will be multi-disciplinary, giving you an understanding of the range of perspectives required in integrated urban water management (IUWM) covering structural and non-structural techniques available. The social science and ecological perspectives will be emphasised to give an appreciation of the multi-disciplinary nature of IUWM. Software packages such as MUSIC and Aquacycle will be introduced.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

S1-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS

Requisites

Prerequisite

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Jeffrey Walker

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Izni Zahidi

Associate Professor David McCarthy

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

Understand the components that make up the urban water cycle and urban water systems

Understand the interactions between urban water cycle components and appreciate the complexities and conflicts involved in integrated management of urban water systems

Understand the principles of, and methods for, integrated urban water management

Understand the basic ecological and social science perspectives of IUWM and the need for a multi-disciplinary perspective

Develop and design IUWM strategies at a conceptual level

Use software packages, such as MUSIC and Aquacycle, for IUWM design and assessment

Assessment summary

Continuous assessment: 60%

Final assessment: 40%

This unit contains a hurdle requirement that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Workload requirements

Workload

Other unit costs

Costs are indicative and subject to change.
Electronics, calculators and tools:
- From 2020, you are required to have a Casio FX-82AU (any version) scientific calculator OR Texas Instruments 30XB scientific calculator - $50. More information

Availability in areas of study

Civil Engineering